[Development] How to perform unattended installations of Qt? (Was: Changes to Qt offering)

[Sze Howe Koh]

On Sat, 15 Feb 2020 at 04:19, Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira at intel.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, 28 January 2020 19:31:34 PST Thiago Macieira wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 28 January 2020 03:52:49 PST Tino Pyssysalo wrote:
> > > It is also possible to transfer the qtaccount.ini file to a CI machine,
> > > which removes the need for manual/interactive login. The qtaccount.ini
> > > just
> > > contains the hash of the password.
> >
> > I suggest you be very careful in suggesting how to transfer the
> > qtaccount.ini file. Test half a dozen public CI systems and give
> > instructions to them all.
> >
> > And specifically tell people NOT to "git add" it to a project on GitHub/
> > GitLab/BitBucket.
>
> Hello Tino
>
> Can we get an answer here?
>
> What is the recommended way to install Qt on a CI to test a Qt-based
> application?
>
> Travis CI has stopped working completely and I'd like to switch to GitHub
> Actions. Does The Qt Company recommend I use Stephan Binner's PPA? Or does it
> want me to use its own compiled binaries? If the latter, please provide
> instructions for automated builds.

Hello Tino,

It's not just CI; Qt now can't be easily used with all other
automation technologies like Docker. [1]

Please note that users have started to suggest workarounds such as
creating throwaway Qt accounts in order to automate the installation.
[2]


Regards,
Sze-Howe

[1] https://forum.qt.io/post/577886
[2] https://forum.qt.io/post/577926